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The Program Book of the 9th World Choir Games from July 6 - 16, 2016 in Soschi, Russia.
From 2000 onwards the biennial World Choir Games have brought together cultures and nations from all over the world to meet and sing together – meanwhile the event has established as the world’s largest international choir competition.
The biggest World Choir Games in the event’s history happened in 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga. A total of 27,000 participants from 73 nations came together to sing and celebrate a feast of choral music. The next World Choir Games 2016 will be held in the Russian Olympic City of Sochi and invite singers to experience original Olympic atmosphere in the Olympic Village from 2014.
All amateur choirs of the world are invited to head for a 11-day journey through the whole world of choral music at the World Choir Games 2016 and to perform in the competitions, in Friendship Concerts and to perform together on stage for huge singing projects.
The World Choir Games offer once-in-a-lifetime musical and cultural experiences as well as a professional, high-quality international expertise at competition evaluation, in workshops and further pedagogical offers. Benefit from those professionals and support the further development of your choir!
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The Program Book of the 9th World Choir Games from July 6 - 16, 2016 in Soschi, Russia.
From 2000 onwards the biennial World Choir Games have brought together cultures and nations from all over the world to meet and sing together – meanwhile the event has established as the world’s largest international choir competition.
The biggest World Choir Games in the event’s history happened in 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga. A total of 27,000 participants from 73 nations came together to sing and celebrate a feast of choral music. The next World Choir Games 2016 will be held in the Russian Olympic City of Sochi and invite singers to experience original Olympic atmosphere in the Olympic Village from 2014.
All amateur choirs of the world are invited to head for a 11-day journey through the whole world of choral music at the World Choir Games 2016 and to perform in the competitions, in Friendship Concerts and to perform together on stage for huge singing projects.
The World Choir Games offer once-in-a-lifetime musical and cultural experiences as well as a professional, high-quality international expertise at competition evaluation, in workshops and further pedagogical offers. Benefit from those professionals and support the further development of your choir!
4 TABLE OF CONTENT Welcome 6 Organizers & Patronage 10 Greetings Greetings 14 ORGANIZERS Honorary Artistic Presidents 34 Federal Organizing Committee 36 Regional Organizing Committee 42 Municipal Organizing Committee 46 International Organizing Committee 48 Artistic Committee 52 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> Council 56 Honorary Members 60 Acknowledgement 62 Participating Countries & Regions 64 Welcome to Sochi About Sochi 72 Choral Music in Russia 74 Special Features for <strong>Choir</strong>s 76 About INTERKULTUR …Connecting Bridges 82 Representatives 88 The INTERKULTUR <strong>World</strong> 92 <strong>World</strong> Rankings, Top 100 96 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> – Idea and Concept A Unique Idea 102 The Success Story of the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> 104 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> 2018 122 Symbols of The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Choir</strong> <strong>Games</strong> The Flag, Fanfare & Peace Bell 130 The Mascot & Medals 132 Official Song 134
TABLE OF CONTENT 5 The <strong>Choir</strong> Project The <strong>Choir</strong> Project 142 Adjudicators Adjudicators 146 Venues Venues – WCG events in each venue 178 Maps of Sochi and Adler 190 Events 194 Events in chronological order Wednesday, July 6, <strong>2016</strong> 196 Thursday, July 7, <strong>2016</strong> 202 Friday, July 8, <strong>2016</strong> 220 Saturday, July 9, <strong>2016</strong> 238 Sunday, July 10, <strong>2016</strong> 248 Monday, July 11, <strong>2016</strong> 254 Tuesday, July 12, <strong>2016</strong> 258 Wednesday, July 13, <strong>2016</strong> 264 Thursday, July 14, <strong>2016</strong> 280 Friday, July 15, <strong>2016</strong> 296 Saturday, July 16, <strong>2016</strong> 306 Participants 316 Qualification Concerts 318 The Open Competition 324 The Champions Competition 386 Festival Groups 466 Index 472 Photo Credits 490 Notes 492 Imprint 496